Senior Accountant (Tax) - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession. We have 16 offices in major financial centers around the world, but we operate as a single, integrated global partnership and not a U.S. firm with a network of overseas locations. The firm employs approximately 1,100 lawyers from more than 50 countries.

Since 1946 our lawyers and staff have worked across practices, industries, jurisdictions and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges, whether domestic or international. We support every client relationship with intellectual agility, commercial acumen and a human touch.

• Assist with the preparation of workpapers for use in the annual firm audit and related US partnership tax return
• Preparation of supporting tax documents for the various partnership international tax filings
• Conduct first level of review of partnership tax return and Schedule K-1s
• Serve as point of contact with firm’s external service providers, including tax compliance provider
• Preparation of state and federal quarterly tax estimates for the firm, including estimate calculations and generation of payment vouchers
• Reconcile and maintain fixed asset schedules for firm’s US and international offices, including managing fixed asset additions, disposals and corresponding tax gain or loss calculation, as well as prepare monthly tax depreciation entries
• Assist with the preparation of partner tax letters for US and other CGSH local offices
• Participate in the maintenance of partner-related compliance documents
• Assist with US non-resident tax returns, including monitoring and processing of data and draft returns through to ultimate filing by compliance provider
• Assist in preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual indirect tax returns for multiple jurisdictions
• Assist in the preparation and review of 1099 forms to vendors
• Track associates travel location for foreign tax purposes
• Own the annual tax information request process from the firm’s partners
• Participate in special projects such as initial preparation of cash flow projections related to tax payments or modelling out fixed asset net book value into the future
• Maintenance of firm’s notice log and initial drafting of notice responses to the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities
• Assist with ad hoc requests from partners of the firm

• Bachelors Degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• 2-3+ years professional tax experience, ideally in a public accounting environment
• Strong organizational skills and ability to communicate effectively
• CPA or CPA-eligible; EA considered
• Working knowledge of fixed assets, including depreciation methods and useful lives, special depreciation allowances, etc.
• Experience with international taxation preferred but not required

The estimated base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $110,000 at the time of posting. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of job-related factors, including skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, geographic location, and performance. 

Cleary provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health care benefits. More information can be found here: Benefits

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